The pick of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State still has many wondering whether Obama made the right decision or not. Current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice predicts Clinton will "do a great job" in succeeding her as Secretary of State. Hillary also seems to have the support of America Ferrera, the star from the tv show "ugly betty", who is helping Hillary pay off the seven and a half million dollar debt that she accumulated during the campaign.
On the other hand, Saturday Night Live has turned its attention on the Clintons. Without Sarah Palin to poke fun of, it seems that SNL has been forced to turn its attention the Clintons. Saturday Night Live criticized Obama's choice by stating that although the U.S. voted for change, what it got was more of the Clintons.
While Hillary is preparing to work as Secretary of State here in the U.S., Bill Clinton recently made a trip to Malaysia to speak for a Malaysian business man Vinod Sekhar. Bill was apparently paid 200,000 dollars to speak before a crowd of three thousand. Although Bill told the crowd they should be proud of Vinod Sekhar, others felt Sekhar was only using Bill to attract new investors. After helping Obama get elected, Bill has now gone back to conducting business as usual.
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I still have yet to hear any really satisfactory reasons from the pundits or anywhere else on why Clinton would want to accept the role as Secretary of State. Interesting to note, however, is another reason Obama may want to tap Clinton for his cabinet. Clinton's leaving the Senate leaves her NY seat vacant, allowing for a successor to be chosen by the governor. The apparent pick, through media leaks, is Caroline Kennedy. Could this choice in part have been setting up an ever so small thank you gift for the Kennedys, who vocally supported and campaigned for Obama, even likening him to JFK? This especially is relevant with Ted Kennedy's declining health. The story:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/07/caroline.kennedy.senate/index.html?section=cnn_latest
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